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Arjuna, Karna, and the Gold That Couldn’t Be Given

Introduction In the heart of an ancient Indian epic, the noble warrior Arjuna, accompanied by his divine charioteer Krishna, raised a question that had long lingered in his mind: “Who is the noblest giver in the land?” Without pause, Krishna named Karna—Arjuna’s rival on the battlefield. The answer struck Arjuna like a silent blow. Though he said nothing, his pride bristled. Could it be true that his rival surpassed him not only in valor, but in generosity, too? Krishna, as always, sensed Arjuna’s inner turmoil. Days passed. Then one evening, as they rode across the horizon, Krishna pointed to two distant mountains, their peaks shimmering in the golden light of dusk. Slowly, they transformed—solid gold from base to crest. “Arjuna,” Krishna said, “you must distribute these two mountains of gold to the poor villagers below. Do not stop until you have given away every last pebble.” Arjuna’s Effort Driven by the desire to outshine Karna and prove his worth, Arjuna gathered the villagers an...

To be Problem oriented or Solution oriented...

A person was driving his car during the afternoon. He was far away from his town and going to another town for a meeting. While driving over a bridge he felt that something is wrong with his car and he is sure that one of the tires must get punctured. He came out of his car and observed that the rear tire of the right side got punctured. He got really annoyed and started hitting the road by his foot as he has to change a tire in scorching sun heat. So he has taken out car jack and removed all four bolts of the tire and kept them nearby. Now he started pulling the tire with a force and while doing so his foot hit the bolts and all of the bolts dropped into the river. He becomes saddened now as there are no chances of getting the mechanic and started cursing himself. More than 2 hours passed but no one came, suddenly he saw a farmer was coming from somewhere. The person was sure that a farmer cannot help him. Farmer asked him how he can help him. The person becomes annoyed and to...

King and a Laundryman "The 99 Club"

  Many years ago there lived a king who was not satisfied with his luxurious lifestyle. He was not able to understand the purpose of life. He sometimes becomes very angry and wanted to end his life also. One day while he was roaming around his big castle he listened to a very loud song. He followed the song and came to know that one of his Laundrymen was singing this song. There was a joy in a song of this laundryman. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy. The King asked the laundry man, “Why are you so happy?” The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies." I don't want anything else. King listened to the answer and left the place. But he was not satisfied with the answer. King asked the question from one of his wisest advisers. After hearing the King’s woes ...

Go through life or grow through life

Eric Butterworth once said, "Don’t go through life, grow through life". Life long learning is a very important thing. Learning from our mistakes and becoming a better person day by day is very essential. The most hardworking 7 letter word is "Success". To get success we need tremendous hard work, tremendous consistency and tremendous patience. We can learn from the birth of baby Giraffe. When a baby giraffe born, mother Giraffe position herself just on top of him and give him a hard kick. A baby Giraffe who just came into the world not able to understand what's happening but while he is thinking what's happening mother Giraffe gives him another hard kick. He then understands that if he will not stand then this sequence of kicks will continue. So he stands up and while he tries to get up he gets another kick so he starts running and then mother Giraffe come to him and start loving him. This happens because mother giraffe knows that baby giraffe'...